Create a site
Create a new static site on YWT hosting and prepare its workspace for publishing.
Create a site
Every YWT account can create a static site workspace with a built-in code editor where you can write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript directly in your browser. Public publishing and custom domains depend on your active static hosting plan.
This guide walks you through creating your first site from scratch.
Before you start
You need a YWT account. If you do not have one yet, register for free.
You do not need a domain name to create a hosted site. Sites use a YWT-managed *.ywt.app hostname, and you can add a custom domain later if your plan allows it.
Your sites list
Navigate to Website hosting in your YWT account sidebar. This is where all of your sites live. If you have not created any sites yet, the list will be empty.
From this page you can search your sites, switch between card and list views, create a new site if your plan limit allows it, and open each site for its overview, workspace, versions, domains, and analytics.
Create a new site
Open the create dialog
Click the Create New Website button in the top-right corner of the website hosting page. A dialog will appear asking you to configure your new site.
Choose a site name
Enter a display name and subdomain for your site:
- The display name is shown in your account.
- The subdomain becomes your default hostname:
subdomain.ywt.app.
Subdomains must be 3-32 characters, lowercase, and can contain letters, numbers, and underscores. They must be unique across all YWT users.
Choose your subdomain carefully. The subdomain you pick becomes your default YWT hostname. For example, if you enter my_portfolio, your site hostname is https://my_portfolio.ywt.app.
Confirm and create
Click Create Site. YWT provisions your site in a few seconds and opens the site overview.
Open the workspace
Click Go to Workspace or open the site's Workspace view. From the empty workspace you can start fresh, upload files, upload a ZIP, choose a template, or load files from an existing version.
Select a starting point
If you are not sure which to pick, Choose a Template is the fastest way to get a working site structure. Start Fresh creates a simple index.html starter file.
What happens behind the scenes
When you create a site, YWT:
- Reserves the default hostname
subdomain.ywt.appfor your site. - Sets up a workspace for your files.
- Opens the site overview so you can continue to the workspace, versions, domains, or analytics.
Your site is not updated publicly until you publish a deployment.
If you later no longer need the site, delete it from the site menu. Deletion removes the site, its connected hosting domains, workspace files, deployments, and related hosting artifacts. See Manage or delete a site before deleting anything important.
Next steps
- Browse templates to see what starter sites are available.
- Learn the editor to start writing and editing code.
- Deploy your changes to push updates live.
- Connect a custom domain like
www.example.chto your site. - Review hosting plans if you need public publishing or custom domains.